Hotels and rentals in Croix-Rousse, Lyon
Croix-Rousse is the hill where Lyon's silk workers, the canuts, once lived and worked. It feels like a village: a daily market on the boulevard, small bars, the famous Mur des Canuts painted wall and views down the slopes to the Presqu'île.
Updated on October 31, 2026
- Good for
- Couples, longer stays, travellers who like a local neighbourhood.
- Getting around
- Metro line C climbs the hill from Hôtel de Ville; the slopes are walkable but steep.
- Good to know
- Mostly apartments and small hotels. The climb on foot is steep.
Nearby
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Croix-Rousse & the Mur des Canuts
The silk workers' hill: steep slopes, traboules, a lively market and the Mur des Canuts, a giant trompe-l'oeil wall.
Climb by metro C and walk down the slopes to the centre.
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Musée des Beaux-Arts
One of France's major fine arts museums, in a former abbey on Place des Terreaux, with a quiet cloister garden.
The cloister garden is free and a calm break in the centre.
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Dinner in a bouchon
The traditional Lyon restaurant: checked tablecloths, local wine and hearty dishes like quenelles and saucisson brioché.
Look for the official "Les Bouchons Lyonnais" label and book in the evening.
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Saint-Antoine market
Lyon's big open-air food market along the Saône, facing Vieux-Lyon, from Tuesday to Sunday mornings.
Go early on a weekend morning, then cross the footbridge to Vieux-Lyon.
All neighbourhoods
Part-DieuMain train station and business district.
Presqu'île & BellecourThe very centre, between the two rivers.
Vieux-LyonRenaissance old town at the foot of Fourvière.
Brotteaux & Tête d'OrElegant, calm, next to Lyon's great park.
ConfluenceModern district where the Rhône meets the Saône.
EurexpoThe trade fair centre, east of the city.
Airport Saint-ExupéryHotels at the airport for early flights.